Wari Lords of the Ancient Andes

Name: Wari Lords of the Ancient Andes
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ISBN: 9780500516560

ISBN-10: 0500516561

ISBN-13: 9780500516560

Edition: 2012

Authors: Susan E. Bergh

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An eminent ancestor of the better-known Inca, the Wari ascended to powerin the south-central highlands of Peru in about AD 600, underwent a briefperiod of incandescently explosive growth, and then, by AD 1000, collapsed.Elite arts and the ideologies that informed them were among the Wari’smost prominent exports. From their capital, one of the largest archaeologicalsites in South America, they sent their religion along with elaborate objectsand textiles out to highland provincial centers hundreds of miles to thenorth and south, and down into populous Pacific coastal areas to the west.The arts were crucial to the Wari’s political, economic, and religiouscommunications: like other ancient…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 11/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 10.00" wide x 11.60" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 4.422